Coronavirus India Updates: Covid-19 Cases In India Cross 23,000; Death Toll At 718
The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in India crossed the 23,000-mark on Friday morning, a little over a week before the country’s lockdown is slated to end.
India reported 1,684 new cases over the last 24 hours taking the total in the country to 23,077, according to the health ministry's update at 8 a.m. In the last 24 hours, 490 people recovered while 37 have died.
On the other hand, as of today morning 9 a.m., the ICMR has reported 23,502 confirmed Covid cases. The mismatch between numbers of the health ministry and ICMR has been a constant feature of the pandemic.
Global Update:
U.S. infections rose at the slowest pace in three weeks, and China reported no deaths for a ninth straight day. Spain reported the greatest number of new cases and fatalities in almost a week, while Italy saw recoveries overtake new infections for the first time.
Total confirmed cases across the world exceeded 2.7 million while the death toll crossed 1,90,000, according to John Hopkins data.
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Man Beaten On Suspicion Of Being Covid-19 Patient, Dies
A 34-year-old man was allegedly attacked on suspicion of being a Covid-19 patient and died after falling into a gutter during the assault in Kalyan town of Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Friday.
The incident took place on Wednesday morning, when Ganesh Gupta had stepped out of his home to purchase some essentials amid the Covid-19 lockdown, an official said.
On noticing some policemen manning the street, the victim took an alternate route, where a few passersby assaulted him after he coughed while walking, he said.
The men suspected him of being a Covid-19 patient and attacked him, causing him to fall into a gutter and die, the official said.
The deceased's body was sent for post-mortem and a case of accidental death has been registered as of now, the station house officer of the Khadakpada police station said.
Source: PTI
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ICMR Reports 23,502 Confirmed Cases In India
The Indian Council of Medical Research has reported 23,502 confirmed cases of the respiratory illness-causing virus in the country, as of 9 a.m. That’s higher than the 23,077 cases reported by the Health Ministry.
A total of 5,41,789 samples from 5,25,667 individuals have been tested till date, the medical body said.
India Cases Cross 23,000 Mark
Total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India rose to 23,077 cases, according to data made available by the Health Ministry website.
- Active cases: 17610
- Cured/discharged/migrated: 4748
- Deaths: 718
This suggests there were 1,684 new cases, 491 recovered and 37 deaths in the last 24 hours.